Rodenbach Alexander

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij Rodenbach (Palm)
Style: Sour Ale
Roeselare, Belgium

Jon, I love you for sharing this with me. 1996 bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a nice fizzyness to it. Aroma with some sweet malty cherries, oak, and sherry notes. A bit of sour, but not too much. The flavor is nice and sour, but not at the expense of balance. A slight mineraly taste. Sweet with whiskey soaked cherries. There is a deep oaky characteristic that comes out in the finish. Very tasty. A medium-thick body. Sad that I will probably never have it again.

1996 bottle courtesy of psprings @ Hellbilly’s Hellraiser 3.0. Never thought I’d get a chance to try this one. THANKS PAUL!!! Wow, has this one matured. The pour is equal parts Bing cherry and organic honey in color with a minimal ring of feathery bubbles. The aroma begins with tart grapefruit but quickly transitions to red, white, and blue seedless grapes. Flavor follows...a lot of natural sugar sweetness. Also a little tart cherry skin, oak, and balsamic vinegar. This was complex and delicious, even after 12 years!!! Thanks again Paul!!!

Bottle 1996 vintage courtesy dpflanzer. Pours a clear dark amber brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of sherry, oak, dark pitted fruit, and a hint of vinegar. The taste is an explosion of tart cherries that is perfectly balanced by notes of oak, sherry, and a hint of caramel. Medium mouthfeel with the perfect balance of sweet and sour. One of the most amazing beer I have ever tried.

Bottle shared by moejuck and spector, thanks for this one guys! Pours an amber-brown with no head. Aroma of cherry, sour, some malt and spices. Nice flavor of sour cherry, sweet malt, oak, spices and a bit of chocolate. Smooth mouthfeel with a nice amount of sour vs. sweet...finishes dry. Really nice brew, a big thanks to the Lancansterians for bringing it!

Thanks to Springslicker for sharing this beauty. An aroma of sour cherry. A copper brown pour with light lacing. Flavor of cheeries and an off sour that tries to come to a bitter. Good palate with light carbonation. A very good beer. thanks Jay

Courtesy of wetherel who opened this gem at the fordest tasting sharing it with fordest, toncatcher, padrefan98 and of course wetherel. Pours amber-ish with tan head. It has a big old aroma with lots of tasty cherries that begin sweet and become more sour as the aromatic draw continues. Wow, lots of cherries. The flavor is also Wow. The taste begins balanced with sweet cherries and cherry tartness that is smooth and becomes even smoother toward the finish with mildly growing tartness. Smooth with hidden yeast spiciness (I ended up with some of dregs of this amazing beer) and more cherry sweetness. It is a little tough to describe due to how well it has aged and how the notes have melded and blended.

1996 vintage courtesy of dpflanzer, wow, thanks again David. Pours deep dark brown with amber edges and white head. It has a big inviting aroma of sweet cherries, mild caramel, notes of nuts, port wine notes, mild tart cherry fruit flesh and sugar sweet tartness. With more than a decade of age the nose of this beer is blended and smooth leaving other aromatic notes impossible for me to describe. Just like the nose the taste is smooth blended smoothness with sweet cherries, mild cherry fruit flesh vegetal and tartness. There’s also a sugar sweet tart candy note mixed with faint caramel and moves to the finish with increasing dryness without becoming too dry.

Bottle generously shared by Wetherel at the Fordest tasting. From notes. Pours golden amber with a quickly deminishing tan head. A very trat aroma, predominately sour cherries. A very harmonious sour ale, I believe John found out it was brewed in 1999, 8 years of mother nature have done wonders with this. Very nice mouth feel, wonderful.

1996 bottle shared by psprings at hellbilly’s hellraiser 3.0 tasting. Pours a dark amber with a few bubbles for a head. The nose is sweet malt, maraschino cherries , wood and light vinegar. The taste is sour cherry juice, ripe grapes, white grape vinegar and more candied cherry. Medium bodied. Sweeter than I anticipated but very good. Thanks Paul – never thought I’d get a chance to try this one!